Manchester United coach, Ralf Rangnick enthusiastically welcomes the match against Manchester City in the match week 28 of the 2021-2022 Premier League on Sunday (6/3/2022). The reason is he wants to see how much strength and development Man United has when dealing with a big team like Man City.
The Red Devils – the nickname of Man United – have only lost one Premier League defeat since being handled by Rangnick in early December 2021. They are now on their way to an eight-match unbeaten run in the domestic league if they can steal points from their city rivals tonight.
Although not always getting full points in previous matches, the German coach said that his team’s game was gradually improving. The proof is, since the arrival of the Manchester Red squad, they have become the team that has created the most opportunities in the domestic league.
In addition, Man United is also stronger in terms of defence by sitting in third position in the list of clean sheets. This proves that Man United is now clearly stronger.
However, for the last three months Rangnick has never faced a team that holds the status of Big Six in the Premier League. Therefore, according to him, the match against The Citizens – the nickname of Man City – will be a benchmark for the development of his team because they will be up against a very quality club.
“For us, it (against Man City) was a matter of ensuring the development of the team in the last three months,” Rangnick said.
“We are unbeaten in the last 11 games (in normal time), we haven’t lost a single away game since I arrived but we know this will be the biggest challenge so far.” “We’ve never played against a team of that quality. It’s about confirming (our) progress on Sunday against one of the best teams in the world.”
The Manchester Derby match this time is predicted to be fierce and interesting. The reason is, both teams have not been able to wipe out the last five matches in the Premier League with wins. Man United were only able to bag two wins with the rest ending in a draw.
While Pep Guardiola’s team collected three wins, one draw and one humiliating defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. Previously in Man United’s last three matches against Man City, the Red Devils always managed to win. Of course this can be a very good capital for Bruno Fernandes and his friends to continue this positive trend.
